By Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marc Cooper As warmer weather returns and we adjust our thermostats, I sat down with Head of Business Services Group Tim Shea to discuss M&A trends in essential service sectors. Tim, your team had a record year of deal activity in 2025. What’s been driving the strength of essential…
Subscribe Episode Description In this episode of Solomon Connects , Solomon Partners’ Head of Financial Sponsors Sash Rentala joins M&A Director Chris Moynihan to discuss the evolving M&A landscape amid elevated rates, macro uncertainty, and supply‑demand imbalance for assets. They explore why A‑quality assets continue to trade, what’s holding back broader exit activity, and how…
Solomon Partners’s Head of Financing Advisory Joe Stein speaks with David Shiffman and Jeff Derman of the firm’s Consumer Retail Group about the keys to financing retailers amidst challenges facing the sector including a global pandemic. Please click below to listen. Solomon Partners Presents can also be found on Spotify , iTunes and Buzzsprout .
In episode 06 of our podcast, Solomon Partners Presents, Rich Brail , Head of Media & Entertainment , speaks with CEO Marc Cooper on the state of experiential entertainment and the outlook for its reemergence. Please click below to listen. Solomon Partners Presents can also be found on Spotify , iTunes and Buzzsprout .
In episode 05 of our podcast, Solomon Partners Presents, David Shiffman , Co-Head of Consumer Retail , speaks with Solomon Partners Senior Advisors and retailing luminaries Stephen Sadove and Matthew Rubel about the industry’s paradigm shift and what companies will need to navigate the new world order. Please click below to listen. Solomon Partners Presents…
In Episode 02 of our podcast, Solomon Partners Presents , Head of Energy , George Ward speaks with Debt Advisory & Restructuring Managing Director Tero Jänne about what’s next for the Energy sector as it grapples with historically low oil prices and plunging demand amidst a global pandemic. Click below to listen. Solomon Partners Presents …
On January 13, 2020, Five Below announced its acquisition of a robust e-commerce platform, fulfillment operation and certain other assets of Hollar.com , in an effort to expand their digital capabilities. Our Retail Group advised Five Below on the transaction. Five Below is a leading high-growth value retailer offering trend-right, high-quality products for teenagers. Founded…
Solomon Partners advised diversified retailer Hudson’s Bay Company on its sale of Lord + Taylor to Le Tote. Founded in 1670, HBC is the oldest company in North America. HBC’s portfolio today includes Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH and Hudson’s Bay. The premium department store, Lord + Taylor, is headquartered in New York City and…
By the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group Advertising recall is a measurement of advertising effectiveness and ROI. The study linked below was conducted on the five primary advertising channels: TV, Radio, Online, Print and Out of Home (OOH). Respondents are exposed to an advertisement and then, at a later point in time, asked if they…
In episode 07 of our podcast, Solomon Partners Presents, Jeff Jacobs , Head of M&A Execution and Cross-Border, speaks with Peter Adams of Vermilion Partners, the Chinese affiliate firm in the Natixis M&A network, on the outlook for US-China cross-border M&A. Please click below to listen. Solomon Partners Presents can also be found on Spotify…
